Six lessons learned from Gor Mahia's defeat to Pyramids in CAF Champions League

With dust slowly settling on Gor Mahia's humbling 2-0 loss to Egyptian moneybags Pyramids FC in the CAF Champions League (CAFCL) first preliminary round, plenty of lessons can be drawn from the first-leg clash. Download our Mozzart Sport app for more news This was K'Ogalo's first continental match since September 2024, when they suffered elimination at the hands of record African champions Al Ahly in the same competition. The highly anticipated clash was settled by Walid El-Khati and Mahmoud Saber, who both scored in the fifth and 45+5th minutes to give the Egyptian outfit a much-deserved away win. With the two sides set for a second-leg encounter on Sunday, 13 September, in Cairo, Egypt, the 2025 CAF Champions League winners already have one leg in the next round. Having covered the match extensively, Mozzart Sport takes a look at some of the key takeaways from the Sunday afternoon encounter. Significance of opponent analysis From his pre-match press conference, you could tell that Pyramids FC head coach Rulani Mokwena was a well-briefed man and had a near-perfect understanding of his opponents.